DLA Bulletin Volume 58, Number 1

DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 1 Delaware Library Association
BULLETIN
Volume 58, Number 1 January / February 2006
The news and proceedings of the Delaware Library Association
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Interview with David Shannon 2
Wilmington College Library News 3
DSLMA Mini-Grant Awarded 4
One Stop for New Library Grant Opportunities 4
Delaware Library Legislative Day 4
DelAWARE Update 5
Happenings @ Dover 5
What’s the Big Idea in Delaware 6
In the System 6
Librarians from Clarion 7
PALS Spotlight of the Month 7
Mark Your Calendars 7
ALA Launches LibraryCareers.org 8
Professional Development 8
DLA Contacts 9
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Delaware Department of Education
Recognizes National Board Recipients
On January 19th, the Department of Education
held a reception at the Sheraton in Dover to honor
47 teachers who had achieved National Board
Certification in the past year. Among the
recipients were seven school librarians from
around the state who were also presented with
plaques, honor pins and a check from MBNA.
For the honorees, this certification process
involved a year of study with the completion of a
portfolio and an assessment test. National Board
Certification is a symbol of professional teaching
excellence. A certificate will attest that a teacher
was judged by his or her peers as one who is
accomplished, makes sound professional
judgments about students' best interests and acts
effectively on those judgments. Delaware school
librarians who received the certification this past
year are (from left to right in picture):
Mary Beth Paris –Talley Middle School in
Brandywine School District
Maria Gregors – Redding Middle School in
Appoquinimink School district
Mecedes Dinunzio – Brookside Elementary
School in Christina School District
Donna Reed – Newark High School in Christina
School District
Barbara Fitzpatrick – Ross Elementary in Milford
School District
Janet Shaw – Shue-Medill Middle School in
Christina School District
Jane Stewart – Simpson Elementary School in
Caesar Rodney School District
-submitted by Janet Shaw
DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 2
David Shannon is
a Calde c ot t
Honor author/
illustrator, creator
of the “No,
David!” series of
picture books as
well as many
other books.
C h i l d r e n ’ s
librarians will
also see his work
in the illustrations
for the 2006
Summer Reading
Program, “Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tales.” He
graciously joined Penny Peck of the San Leandro
Public Library, San Leandro, CA for an
interview.
You collaborate by illustrating books written by
others but also write and illustrate on your own.
Do you plan to continue doing both?
A: Yes, there are things I like about each of
them. I like illustrating my own stories because I
can work with the words and pictures at the
same time. I think I can do more interesting
things with telling the story. But I like
illustrating stories by other people; too, because
they take me to places I wouldn’t go on my own.
Many librarians know the story of your Caldecott
Honor Book, No, David! Which evolved from
drawings you did as a kid. Do you have more
books starring David coming out?
A: I have three board books that came out this
year. They’re called “Diaper David” books
because they’re about David as a baby. Unlike
No, David! These are based more on my
experiences as a father than as a kid.
Any other new books coming out soon you can
tell us about?
A: Yes, I have a book coming out in the spring
called Good Boy, Fergus!. It’s about my dog.
He’s a little white terrier that you can find
somewhere in all my books. He’s been bugging
me for years for his own book, so now he’s
finally getting it. And boy is he full of himself!
Interview with David Shannon Continued from below
How did you get your foot in the door of the
publishing industry? What was your first
published book?
A: I kind of came in the back door. I was
already pretty well established as an editorial
illustrator. I did a lot of work for publications
like the “New York Times” and “Time”
magazine. Someone at Scholastic saw a piece
I’d done for the “Book Review” and called me
about a manuscript they had by Julius Lester
called How Many Spots Does A Leopard Have?.
It was a collection of wonderful African and
Jewish folktales so I agreed to illustrate it,
thinking it would be a nice break from the 24-
hour deadlines I was used to. I thought I’d only
do the one book, but when that came out other
people sent me manuscripts, and I began to
realize that illustrating stories was what I had
liked doing since I was a kid. In fact, I was
drawing pictures of the same things I drew as a
kid – Indians, pirates, baseball players, knights,
and finally, David!
Is there any artist who inspired you? Or other
picture book illustrators you always look forward
to seeing?
A: When I was about eight years old my uncle
gave me his copy of A Boy’s King Arthur which
was illustrated by N. C. Wyeth, and Wyeth has
been a big influence on me ever since. He just
made everything look so cool. I always look
forward to seeing whatever Lane Smith or Mark
Teague come out with. I went to school with
Lane, and he’s always been extremely
innovative and fun. Mark’s stuff is a lot of fun,
too, and he’s a wonderful storyteller.
How did you get involved in creating the
wonderful artwork for the 2006 Summer Reading
Program “Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tales?”
A: I became involved with “Paws” in pretty
much the usual way. I think I was contacted
through Scholastic, and when I heard the title I
knew it was something I wanted to do.
Libraries in 33 states will be using this summer
reading theme and your artwork – how amazing
is that?
David Shannon with Fergus
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Larissa Gordon is the new full-time librarian at the
Dover Library Center, having started on July 1,
2005. She is responsible for providing instruction,
library services, and resources to students and
faculty located in the Dover area and is a liaison
with the Betze Library staff at Delaware Technical
& Community College Owens Campus, which
serves Wilmington College students and faculty.
Larissa graduated from Drexel University with her
Master’s degree in Library and Information Science
in May 2005 and received her undergraduate degree
in history from Ursinus College. She recently
relocated from Philadelphia to the Claymont area.
Andrea Reed joined the library staff on January 2,
2005 as a library assistant. Andrea assists in both
the public service and technical service areas. She is
a graduate of Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New
York, and is new to Delaware. Andrea replaces
Patti Poplos who relocated to North Carolina. Patti
had been with Wilmington College since January
1997.
Jane Bruton, Library Director, has retired as of
January 31, 2006. Jane began her career at
Wilmington College in August 1989 and became
library director in July 1996. She is a member of
Beta Phi Mu, international library and information
science honor society, and is a graduate of Drexel
University’s College of Information Science &
Technology as well as Wilmington College and
West Chester University. During Jane’s 16 years at
Wilmington College, the library moved into a new
facility, two satellite library centers were opened,
and the library embraced technology with the
number of public access computers growing from 8
workstations in 1995 to 35 workstations in 2006.
Jane also served as a member on five evaluation
teams representing the Commission on Higher
Education for Middle States Association. Her most
memorable visit was to Caribbean University in
Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
James McCloskey has been appointed the new
Library Director, effective upon Jane Bruton’s
retirement. He comes to Wilmington College from
the Wolfgram Memorial Library at Widener
University where he was the head of Public
Services.
-submitted by Jane Burton
A: Isn’t that great?! I hope Wilmington College Library News
everyone gets a kick out of
it.
Did they have a summer
reading program at your
library when you were a
kid?
A: Not when I was in
grade school, but my
middle school had a pretty
hefty list of required reading. Good books,
though, like Pinocchio. I remember being really
impressed with how different it was from the
Disney version!
Do you visit schools and public libraries to talk to
kids about your books?
A: I used to visit schools and libraries more than
I do now. I enjoy it but it’s really hard to find
the time these days. My publisher usually is able
to work a couple in on a book tour, but
otherwise I pretty much only do them for friends
of mine who are teachers or have kids in school.
Any funny experiences at a school or library
visit? Nearly every author or illustrator has a
story about the visit that went awry!
A: I can’t remember anything going particularly
awry, but I’ve had lots of fun experiences with
the librarians and the kids. They’ve painted
stripes on their faces and dressed up like Alice
the Fairy. There’ve been some terrific David
masks, too. One year I toured over my birthday
and every school I went to seemed to know
about it. I got all these wonderful birthday
parties with homemade cards and decorations
and goodies.
When you were a kid, did you have a favorite
book? Did you go to the library very often?
A: I had a lot of favorite books. I loved Dr.
Seuss and Robert McCloskey. I also loved The
Story of Ferdinand. Later on I read lots of
sports biographies, especially baseball, and most
of those came from the library.
Any thoughts on the current state of libraries?
A: I wish they had more money! I’m
appreciating libraries and librarians in whole
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DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 4
DSLMA Mini-Grant Awarded
Sue Gooden, librarian at Concord High School in the
Brandywine School District is the recipient of the
DSLMA Mini-Grant this year. The purpose of the
mini-grant is to provide funds for innovative
programs that focus on reading for fun. The goals of
the program should be to connect students and books
and get students excited about reading. Sue
Gooden’s program, “Get Guys Reading !” involved
5 different titles by Chris Crutcher – Running Loose,
Whale Talk, King of the Mild Frontier, Chinese
Handcuffs and Athletic Shorts. Sue knew that
finding books to appeal to teen male readers can
present problems in many high school libraries. At
Concord, Sue has enlisted twelve teachers and
administrators to volunteer to read and discuss
together the themes presented in the books. In April
students will then be invited to read the books and
meet to discuss the issues of Crutcher’s works. As
Sue says, “With faculty recommending these titles,
we hope to get lots of ‘guys reading.’” DLSMA
hopes that other innovative programs will consider
applying for funds next year – no project is too
small!
-submitted by Janet Shaw
One Stop for New Library Grant
Opportunities
The new Library Grants Blog, by librarians Pam
MacKellar and Stephanie Gerding, provides a free
resource for finding library grant and award
opportunities. This blog is the only single online
location where a librarian can find the latest grants
from all types of sources - government, foundations,
corporations, organizations, and professional
associations - as well as additional opportunities for
awards and internships.
Examples of current postings include government
grants from the National Endowment for the
Humanities and the Institute for Museum and
Library Services, foundation grants from the
Verizon Foundation and the For All Kids
Foundation, awards from the National Library
Commission and the National Commission on
Libraries and Information Science, a corporate grant
from the Bank of the West, an internship at Cornell
University Library, and grants from the American
Library Association.
For more information on all aspects of grants for
libraries, purchase their new Neal-Schuman title,
Grants for Libraries at http://www.neal-schuman.
com/db/5/505.html.
Visit the Library Grants Blog at http://
www.librarygrants.blogspot.com/ for a complete
listing of grant opportunities.
-submitted by Pam MacKellar
Save these dates!! The 2006 ALA National Library
Legislative Day events take place on April 30th,
May 1st, and May 2nd. On April 30th there is a
“Lobbying 101” pre-conference; May 1st is the
legislative briefing, and on May 2nd the
Congressional Reception and visits. More
information about registration will follow in the next
DLA Bulletin.
-submitted by Lisa Olson
Mark your Calendar
new ways now that my daughter is in grade school.
Her school doesn’t have a full-time librarian be-cause
of hiring freezes, but my wife and many oth-ers
are working hard to compensate. I’ve seen how
much learning energy a good library can generate
– it’s pretty amazing!
Anything else you would like our readers to know?
A: I always get asked if I did all the things David
did when I was little. And no, I didn’t do all those
things, but I did do some of them. I’m not telling
which ones, though!
-submitted by Patty Langley
David Shannon continued from prev. page
DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 5
DelAWARE UpDATE
They’re always adding, they’re always changing.
Vendors of electronic databases have to stay
competitive in a stiff market so they are all getting
better and better. Good for us and our customers,
but we have to make the effort to keep up. To make
it easier for busy librarians, I will give you
DelAWARE® UpDATE from now on in a bulleted
version.
So what’s new in the databases? Here’s the best of
the latest:
EBSCOhost
􀂏􈼠 Did you know that beginning in the month of
February all EBSCOhost customers will be able to
"visually search" EBSCOhost databases? It's true.
A new "Visual Search" tab will soon appear that will
provide a great complement to the traditional basic
and advanced search options. We encourage you to
watch this 30 second flash movie for a sneak
preview of this exciting new tool that we are making
available to all customers at no additional charge
h t tp: / /www.epnet.com/f l ashViewer.php?
marketID=1&topicID=407
Newly revised database page for librarians at http://
www.epnet.com/
Free database: LISTA (Library, Information Science
and Technology Abstracts – contains indexing and
abstracts for more than 600 periodicals, plus books,
research reports and proceedings with coverage
going back to the mid-1960s
Find Title lists
Customer Success Center
Funding Guides
Marketing/Promotional Tools
Book Index with Reviews (BIR) and NoveList – I
hope everyone is enjoying the ability to find a book
in your catalog right from BIR and NoveList.
Whenever you bring up the page for a specific title,
you will also get links on the left to articles by or
about the author in EBSCOhost and a link to your
catalog to see if you have the book in your library.
The search is already done for you!
For training, tutorials and how-to’s go to http://
support.epnet.com/training/index.php
Joan Stover, formerly an Adult Services Librarian at
the Dover Public Library, has been promoted to
Head of Adult Services effective March 2006.
Congratulations, Joan!
-submitted by Sheila Anderson
Happenings @ the Dover Library
NewsBank
Check out Special Reports – on the left side of the
NewsBank homepage are links to special reports
which include articles, background information,
maps, suggested search terms and links to related
web sites for such current subjects as: the Winter
Olympics, Martin Luther King and Black History,
Science and Health and more.
ReferenceUSA
• Three levels of searching
• “exact match” search
• “Try Harder – Wildcard” search – appends
wildcard to each word in company name
• “Try Harder – Sounds Like” Search – expands
search to return results that sound like your
search words
• Links to current stock quote for publicly traded
companies
• Google News on company
• Google search on stock news for company
• Edgar Financial information – SEC filings
• Corporate linkage link on company’s detailed
listing page
Thomson Gale
􀂏􈼠 Now translate any article into Spanish, French,
German, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Italian or
Portuguese
TERC (Testing & Education Resource Center) now
includes a Spanish version of GED, and has added
NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN for nursing.
-submitted by Terry Plummer
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DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 6
This January staff members from the libraries in the
Delaware Library Catalog received their training on
the new system. For many this was the first time
they saw the software, with the exception of what
they covered in the E-learning exercises they took.
They will also be seeing the data from our second
load. This data has had a MARC record cleanup
performed on it, has updated authority files and has
been merged. On initial inspection some glitches
appear. We do have some records that did not
merge correctly. We will be handling that with the
people on our team at Sirsi. For most of it, the
merging was pretty good. We chose to do a very
cautious merge. The result of that is some records
were close to merging but did not. Most of the
records that differed were either by format type or
were missing the key matching points that we
specified, specifically, OCLC numbers, ISBN, ISSN
or Library of Congress numbers.
Looking at these records it is clear that some can be
merged further and with human intervention this will
be done. The good thing about human intervention
is that we will have control over the records and can
make decisions based on experience and intuition
rather than matching numbers and rules. As for the
records that were missing the matching points some
of that is due to cataloging differences. As a group,
we have come together to share a new database and
we must also agree on standards that ensure that all
the records in the database have enough information
in them. Seeing the data now is a good first step
towards where we hope to be with the new catalog
and in the weeks leading up to the Go Live date. So
far we are getting closer to that goal.
-submitted by Vinny Alascia
In the System
Cartoon “borrowed” from http://www.glasbergen.com/
cat.html
What’s the BIG Idea? in Delaware
In December 2005, 19 Delaware children’s
librarians ventured north to Burlington, Vermont for
the first of four conferences to receive professional
development in four BIG Ideas. What’s the BIG
Idea?, a project of Mother Goose Programs of the
Vermont Center for the Book, is a four-year project
funded by a $1.4 million grant from the National
Science Foundation. The title of the project comes
from the concept that as children begin to encounter
science and mathematics, there are four core areas
they need to be introduced to: Patterns and
Relationships, Geometry and Spatial Sense,
Numbers and Operations, and Change Over Time.
Participants in the project include librarians from the
city of Houston Public Library; the counties of
Franklin-Clinton-Essex Library System in New
York and Delaware.
The goal of What’s the BIG Idea? is to give public
librarians ideas, programming, and materials so that
libraries can become centers of science and
mathematics programming and resources for young
children and families. Sally Anderson, the Executive
Director of the Vermont Center for the Book and the
Principal Investigator of the project states, “The
library is a natural place for children and families to
have informal science and math experiences. What
the BIG Idea? will give librarians the books,
materials and information they need to feel confident
and competent introducing young children and their
families to great books and new science and math
experiences.”
The project will also help libraries link up with
community partners who can help them increase
their science and mathematics expertise and
programming. Participating libraries will also
receive a variety of resources including a What’s the
BIG Idea? Library Resource Guide, program kits
with books and exploration materials, book and
exploration circulation sets to be loaned to families,
materials for use in library displays, loan collections,
and a WTBI website with information,
bibliographies and explorations.
-submitted by Patty Langley
DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 7
Can you guess what Leigh Ann DePope, Terry
Plummer, Susan Ray, Hilary Welliver, and I all have
in common? We earned our graduate library degree
from Clarion University of PA. Clarion has been
accredited by the American Library Association
since 1974 and currently offers courses at four sites,
in Clarion, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.
Last semester I taught Developing Library
Collections and Libraries, Literature, and Young
Adults for Clarion. I’m teaching History of
Children’s Literature this semester and Management
of Public Libraries in the summer. As an instructor
and as a former student, I’ve found the Clarion staff
and faculty to be both helpful and knowledgeable.
Are you looking to save money, both on tuition
and fuel? The cost to earn a graduate degree through
Clarion is much lower compared to other
universities, and Clarion offers an online program
that does not require any travel. Non-PA residents
pay $420 per credit. PA residents pay $256 per
credit. Out-of-state residents who take ITV and/or
Web courses are charged 102% of in-state tuition.
Regular, in-person courses meet during three
weekends per semester, from 6 PM – 9:45 PM on
Fridays and from 8 AM – 6 PM on Saturdays. The
benefit of meeting at the Free Library of
Philadelphia is that students (and instructors!) have
access to hundreds of online databases and lots of
books and other materials.
If rural librarianship is your specialty, Clarion
might be the school for you! Staff members have
been operating the Center for the Study of Rural
Librarianship since 1978. This research facility
serves library patrons in areas that are
geographically isolated from metropolitan library
systems.
Librarians from Clarion: Library Degrees
That Do Not Cost a Fortune
Professional Development...Professional Development...Professional
Out of graduate school already? Clarion also
offers a Certificate of Advanced Study, requiring
completion of twenty-four credits within a four-year
period.
Need more information? Contact me at
sanderso@lib.de.us or you can contact Clarion toll
free at (866) 272-5612. The web site, located at
www.clarion.edu/libsci, also provides thorough
information about the program.
-submitted by Sheila B. Anderson
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PALS Spotlight of the Month
Librarians and supervisors: Do you work with a
page, assistant, technician or other support staff
employee that has provided outstanding service to a
library patron or fellow co-worker? Or, have they
improved the work environment through a specific
positive contribution? They deserve notoriety!
Nominate them to our new monthly column so we
all can applaud their accomplishment. Nominating
letters should name the candidate and describe in
500 words or less what qualifies their submission.
Nominations may be e-mailed to
bmcgriff@nemours.org
-submitted by Byron McGriff
Mark Your Calendars
The first Delaware Book Festival
will be held on Saturday, November
4, 2006 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
on the grounds of the Legislative
Mall and the Green in Dover, DE.
If you are interested in helping with the Steering,
Authors, Exhibits, Activities or Volunteers
Committees cont act Patty Langl e y
(patty.langley@state.de.us)
-submitted by Patty Langley
DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 8
Drexel Offers Online Program
For prospective librarians in Delaware, Drexel offers
an online degree that requires no travel or campus
residency and a 20% tuition discount (Please check
with the DLA for the affiliation code). Online
students may take on-campus courses as well. In
some cases, credit may be given for previous work
experience or course work. Visit Drexel’s College
of Information and Technology website for details:
http://www.cis.drexel.edu
Get on the List: The DLA List
The purpose of the DLA list is to disseminate
information for and about the Delaware Library
Association. This list is designed to facilitate
communication among DLA members and topics of
discussion should be related to DLA, ALA, or
general library topics. Subscribe to Dla-l by filling
out the subscription form, which is located at:
http://dewey.lib.de.us/mailman/listinfo/dla-l
This is a closed list, which means your subscription
will be held for approval. You will be notified of the
administrator's decision by email. This is also a
private list, which means that the members’ names
are not available to non-members.
For more information see the DLA Website:
www.dla.lib.de.us or contact the list owner: Jane
Tupin (jane.tupin@state.de.us)
-submitted by Jane Tupin
The benefits of our program include:
• A curriculum that has been tested and proven
effective by students pursuing the degree both
online and on campus
• Support and encouragement from Delaware
librarians and current students in the program
• An easy-to-use "anytime/anyplace" environment
offering an effective means of earning the Drexel
MS degree from virtually any location in the
world
• A multi-user platform that supports student-to-faculty
and student-to-student communication
and prepares students for professional careers in
high-tech librarianship
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Visit the student community site:
http://drexel.blackboard.com
Username: bbtemp1 (note: usernames can go up to
20 users i.e. bbtemp 19, bbtemp20)
Password: bbtemp
To apply online: http://www.drexel.com/ist
Prospective applicants with specific questions about
the qualifications for admission may contact
Drexel’s College of Information Science and
Technology, 215-895-2474; or email
info@cis.drexel.edu.
Drexel's online program has been recognized to be
a leading program. In 2002, in U.S. News and
World Report’s ranking listed Drexel's online
program as one of the best in the nation and
includes it in their current list of graduate online
degree programs.
Professional Development...Professional Development...Professional
ALA Launches LibraryCareers.org
The website is designed to promote interest,
awareness, and information about careers in all types
of libraries. It serves as a starting point to anyone
who may be considering working in a library.
Please share this information with high school and
college career counselors and anyone else who may
be interested.
-submitted by Julie Brewer
Check Out the New DLA Web Site
The DLA web site has a whole new look to it. Visit
us at: http://dla.lib.de.us/index.htm to see for your-self.
Look in next month’s bulletin for more details
about the new site.
DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 9
Delaware Library Association Contact List 2004-2005
Executive Board Standing and Special Committees
President
Hilary Welliver Dover Public Library
302-736-7034 / 302-736-5087 (fax) 45 S State Street
hwell@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19904
Vice President / Conference Chair
Paul Anderson University of Delaware
302-831-2231 181 S College Ave
pa@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
Treasurer
Michael Gutierrez Univ. of Delaware Library
302-831-6076 / 302-831-1631 (fax) 181 S College Ave
mgutierr@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
Secretary
Dianne McKellar Univ. of Delaware Library
302.831-6076 302.831-1631 (fax) 181 S College Ave
mckellar@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
ALA Councilor
Carol Rudisell Univ. of Delaware Library
302-831-6942 181 S College Ave
rudisell@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
Immediate Past President
Margaret Prouse Del Tech Terry Campus
302-857-1060/302-857-1099 (fax) 100 Campus Drive
mprouse@dtcc.edu Dover, DE 19808
President, Children’s Services Division
Kaye Bowes Brandywine Hundred
302-477-3150 302-477-4545 (fax) Library
kbear97@hotmail.com 1300 Foulk Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
President, College & Research Libraries Division
Mary Rose Durk DE State University
302-857-6180/302-857-6177 (fax) 1200 N. DuPont Highway
Mdurk@desu.edu Dover, DE 19901
President, School Library Media Association
Christy Payne Olive B. Loss Elem. School
302-454-2171x112/302-832-3213(fax) 200 Brennan Blvd
schristine.payne@appo.k12.de.us Bear, DE 19701
President, Paraprofessional and Library Support Division
Byron McGriff DuPont Hospital for Children
bmcgriff@nemours.org 1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
President, Public Library Division
Kristen Gramer Lewes Public Library
320-645-4633 111 Adams Avenue
kgramer@lib.de.us Lewes, DE 19958
President, Trustees Division
Vacant
Archivist
Mary Borecki Appoquinimink Community
302-376-4190/302-378-5293 (fax) Library
mmborecki@co.new-castle.de.us 87 Reads Way
New Castle, DE 19720
Continuing Education Committee (Standing)
Kathy Graybeal Delaware Div. of Libraries
302-736-4748 / 302-739-6787 43 S. DuPont Highway
graybeal@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Directory Committee (Standing)
Paula Davino Appoquinimink Public Library
302-376-4190/302-378-5393(fax) 118 Silver Lake Rd.
pdavino@co.new-castle.de.us Middletown, DE 19709
Handbook and Bylaws Committee (Standing)
Michele Johnson East Dover Elementary School
302-832-1243
mgiglio@k12.capital.de.us Dover, DE 19709
Intellectual Freedom and Open Access Committee (Standing)
Mary S. Tise, Chair Cab Calloway/ Charter Libraries
302-651-2700x114/302-425-4594 100 N. DuPont Road
Mary.Tise@redclay.k12.de.us Wilmington, DE 19807
Job Placement Committee (Special)
Jane Tupin Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-282-8696x151 /302-739-6787(fax) 43 S. DuPont Highway
Tupin@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Legislative Action Committee (Standing)
Cathy Wojewodzki, Librarian Univ. of Delaware
302-831-8085/302-831-1631 (fax) 181 S. College Ave.
cathyw@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
Long-Range Planning Committee (Special)
Vacant
Membership Committee (Standing)
Paula Davino Appoquinimink Public Library
302-376-4190/302-378-5393(fax) 118 Silver Lake Rd.
pdavino@co.new-castle.de.us Middletown, DE 19709
Public Relations Committee (Standing)
Patty Langley & Anne Norman Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-739-4748/302-739-6787 (fax) 43 S. DuPont Highway
plangley@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Norman@lib.de.us
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Vinny Alascia Delaware Div. of Libraries
302-739-4748 ext.116 43 S. DuPont Highway
vincent.alascia@state.de.us Dover, DE 19901
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Anne Norman Delaware Div. of Libraries
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Norman@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Web Page Committee (Special)
Rebecca Knight University of Delaware Library
302.831-1730 181 South College Avenue
knight@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
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DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 1 Delaware Library Association
BULLETIN
Volume 58, Number 1 January / February 2006
The news and proceedings of the Delaware Library Association
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Interview with David Shannon 2
Wilmington College Library News 3
DSLMA Mini-Grant Awarded 4
One Stop for New Library Grant Opportunities 4
Delaware Library Legislative Day 4
DelAWARE Update 5
Happenings @ Dover 5
What’s the Big Idea in Delaware 6
In the System 6
Librarians from Clarion 7
PALS Spotlight of the Month 7
Mark Your Calendars 7
ALA Launches LibraryCareers.org 8
Professional Development 8
DLA Contacts 9
Continued Above
Continued from Below
Delaware Department of Education
Recognizes National Board Recipients
On January 19th, the Department of Education
held a reception at the Sheraton in Dover to honor
47 teachers who had achieved National Board
Certification in the past year. Among the
recipients were seven school librarians from
around the state who were also presented with
plaques, honor pins and a check from MBNA.
For the honorees, this certification process
involved a year of study with the completion of a
portfolio and an assessment test. National Board
Certification is a symbol of professional teaching
excellence. A certificate will attest that a teacher
was judged by his or her peers as one who is
accomplished, makes sound professional
judgments about students' best interests and acts
effectively on those judgments. Delaware school
librarians who received the certification this past
year are (from left to right in picture):
Mary Beth Paris –Talley Middle School in
Brandywine School District
Maria Gregors – Redding Middle School in
Appoquinimink School district
Mecedes Dinunzio – Brookside Elementary
School in Christina School District
Donna Reed – Newark High School in Christina
School District
Barbara Fitzpatrick – Ross Elementary in Milford
School District
Janet Shaw – Shue-Medill Middle School in
Christina School District
Jane Stewart – Simpson Elementary School in
Caesar Rodney School District
-submitted by Janet Shaw
DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 2
David Shannon is
a Calde c ot t
Honor author/
illustrator, creator
of the “No,
David!” series of
picture books as
well as many
other books.
C h i l d r e n ’ s
librarians will
also see his work
in the illustrations
for the 2006
Summer Reading
Program, “Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tales.” He
graciously joined Penny Peck of the San Leandro
Public Library, San Leandro, CA for an
interview.
You collaborate by illustrating books written by
others but also write and illustrate on your own.
Do you plan to continue doing both?
A: Yes, there are things I like about each of
them. I like illustrating my own stories because I
can work with the words and pictures at the
same time. I think I can do more interesting
things with telling the story. But I like
illustrating stories by other people; too, because
they take me to places I wouldn’t go on my own.
Many librarians know the story of your Caldecott
Honor Book, No, David! Which evolved from
drawings you did as a kid. Do you have more
books starring David coming out?
A: I have three board books that came out this
year. They’re called “Diaper David” books
because they’re about David as a baby. Unlike
No, David! These are based more on my
experiences as a father than as a kid.
Any other new books coming out soon you can
tell us about?
A: Yes, I have a book coming out in the spring
called Good Boy, Fergus!. It’s about my dog.
He’s a little white terrier that you can find
somewhere in all my books. He’s been bugging
me for years for his own book, so now he’s
finally getting it. And boy is he full of himself!
Interview with David Shannon Continued from below
How did you get your foot in the door of the
publishing industry? What was your first
published book?
A: I kind of came in the back door. I was
already pretty well established as an editorial
illustrator. I did a lot of work for publications
like the “New York Times” and “Time”
magazine. Someone at Scholastic saw a piece
I’d done for the “Book Review” and called me
about a manuscript they had by Julius Lester
called How Many Spots Does A Leopard Have?.
It was a collection of wonderful African and
Jewish folktales so I agreed to illustrate it,
thinking it would be a nice break from the 24-
hour deadlines I was used to. I thought I’d only
do the one book, but when that came out other
people sent me manuscripts, and I began to
realize that illustrating stories was what I had
liked doing since I was a kid. In fact, I was
drawing pictures of the same things I drew as a
kid – Indians, pirates, baseball players, knights,
and finally, David!
Is there any artist who inspired you? Or other
picture book illustrators you always look forward
to seeing?
A: When I was about eight years old my uncle
gave me his copy of A Boy’s King Arthur which
was illustrated by N. C. Wyeth, and Wyeth has
been a big influence on me ever since. He just
made everything look so cool. I always look
forward to seeing whatever Lane Smith or Mark
Teague come out with. I went to school with
Lane, and he’s always been extremely
innovative and fun. Mark’s stuff is a lot of fun,
too, and he’s a wonderful storyteller.
How did you get involved in creating the
wonderful artwork for the 2006 Summer Reading
Program “Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tales?”
A: I became involved with “Paws” in pretty
much the usual way. I think I was contacted
through Scholastic, and when I heard the title I
knew it was something I wanted to do.
Libraries in 33 states will be using this summer
reading theme and your artwork – how amazing
is that?
David Shannon with Fergus
Continued above
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DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 3
Larissa Gordon is the new full-time librarian at the
Dover Library Center, having started on July 1,
2005. She is responsible for providing instruction,
library services, and resources to students and
faculty located in the Dover area and is a liaison
with the Betze Library staff at Delaware Technical
& Community College Owens Campus, which
serves Wilmington College students and faculty.
Larissa graduated from Drexel University with her
Master’s degree in Library and Information Science
in May 2005 and received her undergraduate degree
in history from Ursinus College. She recently
relocated from Philadelphia to the Claymont area.
Andrea Reed joined the library staff on January 2,
2005 as a library assistant. Andrea assists in both
the public service and technical service areas. She is
a graduate of Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New
York, and is new to Delaware. Andrea replaces
Patti Poplos who relocated to North Carolina. Patti
had been with Wilmington College since January
1997.
Jane Bruton, Library Director, has retired as of
January 31, 2006. Jane began her career at
Wilmington College in August 1989 and became
library director in July 1996. She is a member of
Beta Phi Mu, international library and information
science honor society, and is a graduate of Drexel
University’s College of Information Science &
Technology as well as Wilmington College and
West Chester University. During Jane’s 16 years at
Wilmington College, the library moved into a new
facility, two satellite library centers were opened,
and the library embraced technology with the
number of public access computers growing from 8
workstations in 1995 to 35 workstations in 2006.
Jane also served as a member on five evaluation
teams representing the Commission on Higher
Education for Middle States Association. Her most
memorable visit was to Caribbean University in
Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
James McCloskey has been appointed the new
Library Director, effective upon Jane Bruton’s
retirement. He comes to Wilmington College from
the Wolfgram Memorial Library at Widener
University where he was the head of Public
Services.
-submitted by Jane Burton
A: Isn’t that great?! I hope Wilmington College Library News
everyone gets a kick out of
it.
Did they have a summer
reading program at your
library when you were a
kid?
A: Not when I was in
grade school, but my
middle school had a pretty
hefty list of required reading. Good books,
though, like Pinocchio. I remember being really
impressed with how different it was from the
Disney version!
Do you visit schools and public libraries to talk to
kids about your books?
A: I used to visit schools and libraries more than
I do now. I enjoy it but it’s really hard to find
the time these days. My publisher usually is able
to work a couple in on a book tour, but
otherwise I pretty much only do them for friends
of mine who are teachers or have kids in school.
Any funny experiences at a school or library
visit? Nearly every author or illustrator has a
story about the visit that went awry!
A: I can’t remember anything going particularly
awry, but I’ve had lots of fun experiences with
the librarians and the kids. They’ve painted
stripes on their faces and dressed up like Alice
the Fairy. There’ve been some terrific David
masks, too. One year I toured over my birthday
and every school I went to seemed to know
about it. I got all these wonderful birthday
parties with homemade cards and decorations
and goodies.
When you were a kid, did you have a favorite
book? Did you go to the library very often?
A: I had a lot of favorite books. I loved Dr.
Seuss and Robert McCloskey. I also loved The
Story of Ferdinand. Later on I read lots of
sports biographies, especially baseball, and most
of those came from the library.
Any thoughts on the current state of libraries?
A: I wish they had more money! I’m
appreciating libraries and librarians in whole
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DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 4
DSLMA Mini-Grant Awarded
Sue Gooden, librarian at Concord High School in the
Brandywine School District is the recipient of the
DSLMA Mini-Grant this year. The purpose of the
mini-grant is to provide funds for innovative
programs that focus on reading for fun. The goals of
the program should be to connect students and books
and get students excited about reading. Sue
Gooden’s program, “Get Guys Reading !” involved
5 different titles by Chris Crutcher – Running Loose,
Whale Talk, King of the Mild Frontier, Chinese
Handcuffs and Athletic Shorts. Sue knew that
finding books to appeal to teen male readers can
present problems in many high school libraries. At
Concord, Sue has enlisted twelve teachers and
administrators to volunteer to read and discuss
together the themes presented in the books. In April
students will then be invited to read the books and
meet to discuss the issues of Crutcher’s works. As
Sue says, “With faculty recommending these titles,
we hope to get lots of ‘guys reading.’” DLSMA
hopes that other innovative programs will consider
applying for funds next year – no project is too
small!
-submitted by Janet Shaw
One Stop for New Library Grant
Opportunities
The new Library Grants Blog, by librarians Pam
MacKellar and Stephanie Gerding, provides a free
resource for finding library grant and award
opportunities. This blog is the only single online
location where a librarian can find the latest grants
from all types of sources - government, foundations,
corporations, organizations, and professional
associations - as well as additional opportunities for
awards and internships.
Examples of current postings include government
grants from the National Endowment for the
Humanities and the Institute for Museum and
Library Services, foundation grants from the
Verizon Foundation and the For All Kids
Foundation, awards from the National Library
Commission and the National Commission on
Libraries and Information Science, a corporate grant
from the Bank of the West, an internship at Cornell
University Library, and grants from the American
Library Association.
For more information on all aspects of grants for
libraries, purchase their new Neal-Schuman title,
Grants for Libraries at http://www.neal-schuman.
com/db/5/505.html.
Visit the Library Grants Blog at http://
www.librarygrants.blogspot.com/ for a complete
listing of grant opportunities.
-submitted by Pam MacKellar
Save these dates!! The 2006 ALA National Library
Legislative Day events take place on April 30th,
May 1st, and May 2nd. On April 30th there is a
“Lobbying 101” pre-conference; May 1st is the
legislative briefing, and on May 2nd the
Congressional Reception and visits. More
information about registration will follow in the next
DLA Bulletin.
-submitted by Lisa Olson
Mark your Calendar
new ways now that my daughter is in grade school.
Her school doesn’t have a full-time librarian be-cause
of hiring freezes, but my wife and many oth-ers
are working hard to compensate. I’ve seen how
much learning energy a good library can generate
– it’s pretty amazing!
Anything else you would like our readers to know?
A: I always get asked if I did all the things David
did when I was little. And no, I didn’t do all those
things, but I did do some of them. I’m not telling
which ones, though!
-submitted by Patty Langley
David Shannon continued from prev. page
DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 5
DelAWARE UpDATE
They’re always adding, they’re always changing.
Vendors of electronic databases have to stay
competitive in a stiff market so they are all getting
better and better. Good for us and our customers,
but we have to make the effort to keep up. To make
it easier for busy librarians, I will give you
DelAWARE® UpDATE from now on in a bulleted
version.
So what’s new in the databases? Here’s the best of
the latest:
EBSCOhost
􀂏􈼠 Did you know that beginning in the month of
February all EBSCOhost customers will be able to
"visually search" EBSCOhost databases? It's true.
A new "Visual Search" tab will soon appear that will
provide a great complement to the traditional basic
and advanced search options. We encourage you to
watch this 30 second flash movie for a sneak
preview of this exciting new tool that we are making
available to all customers at no additional charge
h t tp: / /www.epnet.com/f l ashViewer.php?
marketID=1&topicID=407
Newly revised database page for librarians at http://
www.epnet.com/
Free database: LISTA (Library, Information Science
and Technology Abstracts – contains indexing and
abstracts for more than 600 periodicals, plus books,
research reports and proceedings with coverage
going back to the mid-1960s
Find Title lists
Customer Success Center
Funding Guides
Marketing/Promotional Tools
Book Index with Reviews (BIR) and NoveList – I
hope everyone is enjoying the ability to find a book
in your catalog right from BIR and NoveList.
Whenever you bring up the page for a specific title,
you will also get links on the left to articles by or
about the author in EBSCOhost and a link to your
catalog to see if you have the book in your library.
The search is already done for you!
For training, tutorials and how-to’s go to http://
support.epnet.com/training/index.php
Joan Stover, formerly an Adult Services Librarian at
the Dover Public Library, has been promoted to
Head of Adult Services effective March 2006.
Congratulations, Joan!
-submitted by Sheila Anderson
Happenings @ the Dover Library
NewsBank
Check out Special Reports – on the left side of the
NewsBank homepage are links to special reports
which include articles, background information,
maps, suggested search terms and links to related
web sites for such current subjects as: the Winter
Olympics, Martin Luther King and Black History,
Science and Health and more.
ReferenceUSA
• Three levels of searching
• “exact match” search
• “Try Harder – Wildcard” search – appends
wildcard to each word in company name
• “Try Harder – Sounds Like” Search – expands
search to return results that sound like your
search words
• Links to current stock quote for publicly traded
companies
• Google News on company
• Google search on stock news for company
• Edgar Financial information – SEC filings
• Corporate linkage link on company’s detailed
listing page
Thomson Gale
􀂏􈼠 Now translate any article into Spanish, French,
German, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Italian or
Portuguese
TERC (Testing & Education Resource Center) now
includes a Spanish version of GED, and has added
NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN for nursing.
-submitted by Terry Plummer
Continued Above
Continued from Below
DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 6
This January staff members from the libraries in the
Delaware Library Catalog received their training on
the new system. For many this was the first time
they saw the software, with the exception of what
they covered in the E-learning exercises they took.
They will also be seeing the data from our second
load. This data has had a MARC record cleanup
performed on it, has updated authority files and has
been merged. On initial inspection some glitches
appear. We do have some records that did not
merge correctly. We will be handling that with the
people on our team at Sirsi. For most of it, the
merging was pretty good. We chose to do a very
cautious merge. The result of that is some records
were close to merging but did not. Most of the
records that differed were either by format type or
were missing the key matching points that we
specified, specifically, OCLC numbers, ISBN, ISSN
or Library of Congress numbers.
Looking at these records it is clear that some can be
merged further and with human intervention this will
be done. The good thing about human intervention
is that we will have control over the records and can
make decisions based on experience and intuition
rather than matching numbers and rules. As for the
records that were missing the matching points some
of that is due to cataloging differences. As a group,
we have come together to share a new database and
we must also agree on standards that ensure that all
the records in the database have enough information
in them. Seeing the data now is a good first step
towards where we hope to be with the new catalog
and in the weeks leading up to the Go Live date. So
far we are getting closer to that goal.
-submitted by Vinny Alascia
In the System
Cartoon “borrowed” from http://www.glasbergen.com/
cat.html
What’s the BIG Idea? in Delaware
In December 2005, 19 Delaware children’s
librarians ventured north to Burlington, Vermont for
the first of four conferences to receive professional
development in four BIG Ideas. What’s the BIG
Idea?, a project of Mother Goose Programs of the
Vermont Center for the Book, is a four-year project
funded by a $1.4 million grant from the National
Science Foundation. The title of the project comes
from the concept that as children begin to encounter
science and mathematics, there are four core areas
they need to be introduced to: Patterns and
Relationships, Geometry and Spatial Sense,
Numbers and Operations, and Change Over Time.
Participants in the project include librarians from the
city of Houston Public Library; the counties of
Franklin-Clinton-Essex Library System in New
York and Delaware.
The goal of What’s the BIG Idea? is to give public
librarians ideas, programming, and materials so that
libraries can become centers of science and
mathematics programming and resources for young
children and families. Sally Anderson, the Executive
Director of the Vermont Center for the Book and the
Principal Investigator of the project states, “The
library is a natural place for children and families to
have informal science and math experiences. What
the BIG Idea? will give librarians the books,
materials and information they need to feel confident
and competent introducing young children and their
families to great books and new science and math
experiences.”
The project will also help libraries link up with
community partners who can help them increase
their science and mathematics expertise and
programming. Participating libraries will also
receive a variety of resources including a What’s the
BIG Idea? Library Resource Guide, program kits
with books and exploration materials, book and
exploration circulation sets to be loaned to families,
materials for use in library displays, loan collections,
and a WTBI website with information,
bibliographies and explorations.
-submitted by Patty Langley
DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 7
Can you guess what Leigh Ann DePope, Terry
Plummer, Susan Ray, Hilary Welliver, and I all have
in common? We earned our graduate library degree
from Clarion University of PA. Clarion has been
accredited by the American Library Association
since 1974 and currently offers courses at four sites,
in Clarion, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.
Last semester I taught Developing Library
Collections and Libraries, Literature, and Young
Adults for Clarion. I’m teaching History of
Children’s Literature this semester and Management
of Public Libraries in the summer. As an instructor
and as a former student, I’ve found the Clarion staff
and faculty to be both helpful and knowledgeable.
Are you looking to save money, both on tuition
and fuel? The cost to earn a graduate degree through
Clarion is much lower compared to other
universities, and Clarion offers an online program
that does not require any travel. Non-PA residents
pay $420 per credit. PA residents pay $256 per
credit. Out-of-state residents who take ITV and/or
Web courses are charged 102% of in-state tuition.
Regular, in-person courses meet during three
weekends per semester, from 6 PM – 9:45 PM on
Fridays and from 8 AM – 6 PM on Saturdays. The
benefit of meeting at the Free Library of
Philadelphia is that students (and instructors!) have
access to hundreds of online databases and lots of
books and other materials.
If rural librarianship is your specialty, Clarion
might be the school for you! Staff members have
been operating the Center for the Study of Rural
Librarianship since 1978. This research facility
serves library patrons in areas that are
geographically isolated from metropolitan library
systems.
Librarians from Clarion: Library Degrees
That Do Not Cost a Fortune
Professional Development...Professional Development...Professional
Out of graduate school already? Clarion also
offers a Certificate of Advanced Study, requiring
completion of twenty-four credits within a four-year
period.
Need more information? Contact me at
sanderso@lib.de.us or you can contact Clarion toll
free at (866) 272-5612. The web site, located at
www.clarion.edu/libsci, also provides thorough
information about the program.
-submitted by Sheila B. Anderson
Continued from below
Continued above
PALS Spotlight of the Month
Librarians and supervisors: Do you work with a
page, assistant, technician or other support staff
employee that has provided outstanding service to a
library patron or fellow co-worker? Or, have they
improved the work environment through a specific
positive contribution? They deserve notoriety!
Nominate them to our new monthly column so we
all can applaud their accomplishment. Nominating
letters should name the candidate and describe in
500 words or less what qualifies their submission.
Nominations may be e-mailed to
bmcgriff@nemours.org
-submitted by Byron McGriff
Mark Your Calendars
The first Delaware Book Festival
will be held on Saturday, November
4, 2006 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
on the grounds of the Legislative
Mall and the Green in Dover, DE.
If you are interested in helping with the Steering,
Authors, Exhibits, Activities or Volunteers
Committees cont act Patty Langl e y
(patty.langley@state.de.us)
-submitted by Patty Langley
DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 8
Drexel Offers Online Program
For prospective librarians in Delaware, Drexel offers
an online degree that requires no travel or campus
residency and a 20% tuition discount (Please check
with the DLA for the affiliation code). Online
students may take on-campus courses as well. In
some cases, credit may be given for previous work
experience or course work. Visit Drexel’s College
of Information and Technology website for details:
http://www.cis.drexel.edu
Get on the List: The DLA List
The purpose of the DLA list is to disseminate
information for and about the Delaware Library
Association. This list is designed to facilitate
communication among DLA members and topics of
discussion should be related to DLA, ALA, or
general library topics. Subscribe to Dla-l by filling
out the subscription form, which is located at:
http://dewey.lib.de.us/mailman/listinfo/dla-l
This is a closed list, which means your subscription
will be held for approval. You will be notified of the
administrator's decision by email. This is also a
private list, which means that the members’ names
are not available to non-members.
For more information see the DLA Website:
www.dla.lib.de.us or contact the list owner: Jane
Tupin (jane.tupin@state.de.us)
-submitted by Jane Tupin
The benefits of our program include:
• A curriculum that has been tested and proven
effective by students pursuing the degree both
online and on campus
• Support and encouragement from Delaware
librarians and current students in the program
• An easy-to-use "anytime/anyplace" environment
offering an effective means of earning the Drexel
MS degree from virtually any location in the
world
• A multi-user platform that supports student-to-faculty
and student-to-student communication
and prepares students for professional careers in
high-tech librarianship
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Visit the student community site:
http://drexel.blackboard.com
Username: bbtemp1 (note: usernames can go up to
20 users i.e. bbtemp 19, bbtemp20)
Password: bbtemp
To apply online: http://www.drexel.com/ist
Prospective applicants with specific questions about
the qualifications for admission may contact
Drexel’s College of Information Science and
Technology, 215-895-2474; or email
info@cis.drexel.edu.
Drexel's online program has been recognized to be
a leading program. In 2002, in U.S. News and
World Report’s ranking listed Drexel's online
program as one of the best in the nation and
includes it in their current list of graduate online
degree programs.
Professional Development...Professional Development...Professional
ALA Launches LibraryCareers.org
The website is designed to promote interest,
awareness, and information about careers in all types
of libraries. It serves as a starting point to anyone
who may be considering working in a library.
Please share this information with high school and
college career counselors and anyone else who may
be interested.
-submitted by Julie Brewer
Check Out the New DLA Web Site
The DLA web site has a whole new look to it. Visit
us at: http://dla.lib.de.us/index.htm to see for your-self.
Look in next month’s bulletin for more details
about the new site.
DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 9
Delaware Library Association Contact List 2004-2005
Executive Board Standing and Special Committees
President
Hilary Welliver Dover Public Library
302-736-7034 / 302-736-5087 (fax) 45 S State Street
hwell@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19904
Vice President / Conference Chair
Paul Anderson University of Delaware
302-831-2231 181 S College Ave
pa@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
Treasurer
Michael Gutierrez Univ. of Delaware Library
302-831-6076 / 302-831-1631 (fax) 181 S College Ave
mgutierr@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
Secretary
Dianne McKellar Univ. of Delaware Library
302.831-6076 302.831-1631 (fax) 181 S College Ave
mckellar@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
ALA Councilor
Carol Rudisell Univ. of Delaware Library
302-831-6942 181 S College Ave
rudisell@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
Immediate Past President
Margaret Prouse Del Tech Terry Campus
302-857-1060/302-857-1099 (fax) 100 Campus Drive
mprouse@dtcc.edu Dover, DE 19808
President, Children’s Services Division
Kaye Bowes Brandywine Hundred
302-477-3150 302-477-4545 (fax) Library
kbear97@hotmail.com 1300 Foulk Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
President, College & Research Libraries Division
Mary Rose Durk DE State University
302-857-6180/302-857-6177 (fax) 1200 N. DuPont Highway
Mdurk@desu.edu Dover, DE 19901
President, School Library Media Association
Christy Payne Olive B. Loss Elem. School
302-454-2171x112/302-832-3213(fax) 200 Brennan Blvd
schristine.payne@appo.k12.de.us Bear, DE 19701
President, Paraprofessional and Library Support Division
Byron McGriff DuPont Hospital for Children
bmcgriff@nemours.org 1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
President, Public Library Division
Kristen Gramer Lewes Public Library
320-645-4633 111 Adams Avenue
kgramer@lib.de.us Lewes, DE 19958
President, Trustees Division
Vacant
Archivist
Mary Borecki Appoquinimink Community
302-376-4190/302-378-5293 (fax) Library
mmborecki@co.new-castle.de.us 87 Reads Way
New Castle, DE 19720
Continuing Education Committee (Standing)
Kathy Graybeal Delaware Div. of Libraries
302-736-4748 / 302-739-6787 43 S. DuPont Highway
graybeal@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Directory Committee (Standing)
Paula Davino Appoquinimink Public Library
302-376-4190/302-378-5393(fax) 118 Silver Lake Rd.
pdavino@co.new-castle.de.us Middletown, DE 19709
Handbook and Bylaws Committee (Standing)
Michele Johnson East Dover Elementary School
302-832-1243
mgiglio@k12.capital.de.us Dover, DE 19709
Intellectual Freedom and Open Access Committee (Standing)
Mary S. Tise, Chair Cab Calloway/ Charter Libraries
302-651-2700x114/302-425-4594 100 N. DuPont Road
Mary.Tise@redclay.k12.de.us Wilmington, DE 19807
Job Placement Committee (Special)
Jane Tupin Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-282-8696x151 /302-739-6787(fax) 43 S. DuPont Highway
Tupin@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Legislative Action Committee (Standing)
Cathy Wojewodzki, Librarian Univ. of Delaware
302-831-8085/302-831-1631 (fax) 181 S. College Ave.
cathyw@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
Long-Range Planning Committee (Special)
Vacant
Membership Committee (Standing)
Paula Davino Appoquinimink Public Library
302-376-4190/302-378-5393(fax) 118 Silver Lake Rd.
pdavino@co.new-castle.de.us Middletown, DE 19709
Public Relations Committee (Standing)
Patty Langley & Anne Norman Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-739-4748/302-739-6787 (fax) 43 S. DuPont Highway
plangley@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Norman@lib.de.us
Publications Committee (Standing)
Vinny Alascia Delaware Div. of Libraries
302-739-4748 ext.116 43 S. DuPont Highway
vincent.alascia@state.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Scholarships, Awards and Citations (Standing)
Steven Davis Hockessin Library
302-239-5160 1023 Valley Road
sgdavis@co.new-castle.de Hockessin, DE 19707
State Friends (Special)
Elizabeth Baxter
302-537-1432/302-537-9106 (fax) P.O. Box 1319
Ecb1024@aol.com Bethany Beach, DE 19930
State Librarian
Anne Norman Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-282-8696/302-739-6787 (fax) 43 S. DuPont Highway
Norman@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Web Page Committee (Special)
Rebecca Knight University of Delaware Library
302.831-1730 181 South College Avenue
knight@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
DLA Bulletin Jan./Feb. Page 10
Delaware Library Association
Membership Application
Name:
Library:
Address:
(Include School District for school libraries)
Home Address:
Home Telephone: Work:
Email Address:
Personal Membership:
$10.00 Student
$15.00 Trustee
$15.00 Friend
$15.00 Paraprofessional
$15.00 Retired
$35.00 Professional
$40.00 Sustaining
Organizational Membership:
$35.00 Regular
$50.00 Sustaining
$100.00 Organizations with budgets exceeding
$1,000,000
$_______ Contribution to Scholarship Fund
(tax deductible)
Divisions: (Membership in one division is included in your dues, $5.00 for each additional)
Children’s Services (CSD)
Public Library (PLD)
Trustees (TRST)
College & Research (CRLD)
School Library & Media (DSLMA)
Paraprofessional / Library
Support (PALS)
Committees: (I am interested in the following committees)
Archives
Grants
Job Placement
Membership
Publications / Bulletin
Continuing Education
Handbook & Bylaws
Legislative Action
Public Relations
Scholarships / Awards
Directory
Intellectual Freedom
Long Range Planning
Program / Conference
Membership is renewed annually for January—December. Dues received after November 1
will be applied to the f0ollowing year’s membership. Mail to: Treasurer of DLA P.O. Box 816,
Dover, DE 19903-0816.